Professor John Perkins Review of Engineering Skills BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806
The challenge Engineering is pervasive engineering drives technological progress engineering skills are in demand throughout the economy It would benefit the economy to substantially increase the supply of engineers entering the labour market The report makes 22 recommendations for action by Government, the profession and industry across the engineering supply system A call to arms: It is time for concerted action by the profession, industry and Government, to achieve the goals for engineering which we all share. BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 1
Women and engineering the challenge % female Engineering Professionals in EU countries BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 2
Women and engineering why the gap? Which career would parents most like their child to pursue? BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 3
The gender gap opens up post-16 and is even wider in vocational education BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 4
Female graduates are less likely to take up engineering and technology jobs and there s a significant gap in academia BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 5
Further Education We have a serious shortage of engineering technicians engineering apprenticeships are expensive for employers Government is undertaking a fundamental reform of Further Education to ensure that the system is responsive to what employers need. Government s response to the Perkins Review included a range of FE measures: Up to 30m for *employers* to tackle acute shortages of engineering skills Trailblazer Apprenticeships in engineering designed by employers 18m invested to create an elite training institution linked to High Value Manufacturing Catapult, with further facilities to follow for High Speed Rail and Nuclear BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 6
Higher Education BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 7
Applications to university BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 8
Graduate careers Engineering and technology are some of the most financially rewarding subjects to study and engineering and technology careers pull in graduates from other fields BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 9
Graduate careers Despite the demand for engineers, some engineering graduates take a while to find work BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 10
The Government response (so far) Immediate impact 30m for innovative proposals from employers to develop engineering skills in areas of shortage Inspiration Tomorrow s Engineers Week: partnership of 70 organisations 250K to develop Tomorrow s Engineers employer engagement for nationwide roll out Vocational Education Trailblazer Apprenticeships in engineering 18m elite training facility at Manufacturing Technology Centre, plus High Speed Rail, Nuclear Higher Education 200m investment in STEM teaching capital fund 185m for teaching in high cost subjects, including engineering ELQ exemption for part time students studying engineering BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 11
To provide guidance and ensure coherence across all work streams Perkins Implementation Plan Task-Finish Groups Co-ordinating Committee Richard Olver Allen Cook Judith Hackitt The engineering community has been called upon to establish task-finish groups to identify and facilitate actions that will have real impact in these areas 4 task-finish groups led by the engineering community through the E4E consortium Experiencing industry Steve Holliday CEO, National Grid Employers and educators working to boost supply of work experience for students and industrial placements for teachers Cutting Edge Skills Carol Burke MD, Unipart Employers engaging with FE to share up-todate skills and knowledge with students Pulling Through Julia King VC, Aston University Employers and universities working together to attract more engineering graduates into graduate employment, including with SME employers Specialist Skills Helen Atkinson University of Leicester Employers and universities working together to boost high level engineering skills at postgraduate level These actionorientated groups will provide a forum for agreeing strategic priorities for collaborative action, by employers, across engineering sectors BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 12
Key milestones and reporting Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Meeting 1 of task groups Meeting 2 of task group Meeting 3 of task group Meeting 4 of task group Meeting 1 of Co-ordinating Committee Meeting 2 of Coordinating Committee One year on report published Agree Terms of reference Agree objectives and ways of working and allocate actions Case study development / pilot activity BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 13
We need your help Employers and students Postgraduate funding Two way experience How can we improve employer engagement with students in Higher Education, including Employers working with a broader range of institutions improve diversity of recruits Ensuring students are aware of the full range of engineering employers including SMEs Can we bring employers together to fund higher level (postgraduate) developments? How might we provide opportunities for academic staff to work in industry for a period without damaging their academic trajectory? ditto industrially-based engineers in universities? What more could universities and business do to work together? BIS Office of the Chief Scientist Amanda Dickins tel. +44 (0) 20 7215 0806 14